MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a significant and promising new book about massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OER). Blended learning has swiftly improved in terms of interactivity and the ability to reach people in all parts of the world since the emergence of the Internet. The transformational technological impact of the Internet provides potent types of communication and interaction which are essential for electronic education technology. There are not many trends in e-learning over the past few decades that can match the sudden arrival of MOOC courses. It is now impossible to cover these MOOC courses with one definition because there are many different categories of massively open online courses. Some MOOC courses are based on recorded video discussions plus facilitated interaction or discussion forums. Some MOOC courses are a supply-side response to recent increases in the demand for training and online education. These MOOCs are incontestably becoming a meaningful catalyst for innovations in electronic education technology.
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World examines the basis for understanding the unprecedented educational opportunities available to individual trainers academics, universities, and societies. This edited collection describes many meaningful advancements in MOOCs. This breathtaking new book also articulates open education and online education subjects. This book includes Forward #1. The first part of this book includes Chapter #2 by Karen Head. The second part of this book includes Chapter #6 by Laura Czerniewicz, Glenda Cox, Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams and Michelle Willmers. This book is about “Researching and Evaluating Notions of MOOCs and Openness” and includes Chapter #9 by Jeff Haywood, Amy Woodgate, and David Dewhurst which is titled “Reflections of an Early MOOC Provider: Achievements and Future Directions”. The fourth part of this book is about “Thoughts on the Quality of MOOCs and OER” and includes Chapter #12 which is titled “MOOCs for Opening Up Education and the OpenupEd Initiative”. This book includes Chapter #16 which is titled “The Collaborative Design and Development of MOOCs for Teacher Professional Development”. This chapter was written by Bernard Robin and Sara McNeil. To learn more about this Routledge book please go to this blended learning website.
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